Resources — Writeiq

Band to framework
correlation.

How Writeiq bands map to achievement standards across nine curriculum frameworks. Use this table to explain results to teachers, parents, and leaders — and to cross-reference Writeiq scores against your school’s reporting language.

How Writeiq bands work

The Writeiq band is determined by a student’s overall percentage score across all scored criteria. The IWAF v2.3 applies up to 10 criteria per writing mode across 26 logic gates. The band thresholds are:

Emerging
0–39%
Significant gaps in foundational writing skills
Developing
40–59%
Foundational skills present, approaching year level
Consolidating
60–79%
Consistently meeting year-level expectations
Extending
80–100%
Demonstrating skills above year-level expectations

Framework correlation table

Each Writeiq band maps to a standard achievement level in each active curriculum framework. The framework-specific labels are the terminology used in that jurisdiction — schools see their own language, not Writeiq’s internal labels.

Framework Emerging (0–39%) Developing (40–59%) Consolidating (60–79%) Extending (80–100%)
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 Below Standard Approaching Standard At Standard Exceeding Standard
Australian Curriculum v9 Below Standard Approaching Standard At Standard Exceeding Standard
NSW NESA Working Towards Sound Thorough Outstanding
Queensland QCAA Limited Sound Strong Excellent
WA WASCSA / SCSA Beginning Developing Achieving Extending
IB PYP (Years 3–6) Phase 2–3 Phase 3 Phase 3–4 Phase 4–5
IB MYP (Years 7–10) Criterion levels 1–3 Criterion levels 3–5 Criterion levels 5–7 Criterion levels 7–8
VCE English (Years 11–12) N (Not Satisfactory) S / C (Satisfactory) B (Good) A / A+ (Outstanding)
UK National Curriculum Below Expected Expected Above Expected Greater Depth

Year-level primary and secondary

Writeiq operates across Years 3–12. The framework standard levels shown above apply within each year group’s expectations — “At Standard” for a Year 3 student means meeting Year 3 expectations, not Year 7. The year level is always set per assessment task.

Year group Stage / Level Applicable frameworks Primary/Secondary modes
Years 3–4Stage 2 (NSW) / Level 3–4 (VC2.0)VC2.0, AC v9, NSW NESA, QLD QCAA, WA WASCSA, IB PYP, UK KS2Primary Narrative, Primary Persuasive
Years 5–6Stage 3 (NSW) / Level 5–6 (VC2.0)VC2.0, AC v9, NSW NESA, QLD QCAA, WA WASCSA, IB PYP, UK KS2Primary Narrative, Primary Persuasive
Years 7–8Stage 4 (NSW) / Level 7–8 (VC2.0)VC2.0, AC v9, NSW NESA, QLD QCAA, WA WASCSA, IB MYP, UK KS3Narrative, Persuasive, Recount, Analytical
Years 9–10Stage 5 (NSW) / Level 9–10 (VC2.0)VC2.0, AC v9, NSW NESA, QLD QCAA, WA WASCSA, IB MYP, UK KS4Narrative, Persuasive, Recount, Analytical
Years 11–12Stage 6 (NSW) / Senior secondaryVCE, NSW NESA (HSC), IB DP, UK A-LevelNarrative, Persuasive, Analytical

What the curriculum level shows in the app

In the Writeiq staff view, each student result shows both a Writeiq band and a curriculum level label in the language of the school’s active framework. A Victorian school sees “At Standard (VC2.0)”. A NSW school sees “Thorough (NESA)”. A Queensland school sees “Strong (QCAA)”.

Multiple frameworks can run simultaneously. The school selects their active reporting frameworks in Admin → Settings → Curriculum Framework Selector. The Curriculum Alignment panel in the staff view shows the full criterion cross-reference including curriculum codes (e.g. VCELY7W03, AC9E7LY01, EN4-CWT-01) and achievement standard descriptors for every scored criterion.

Example: Year 9 student, Victorian school
Writeiq Band
Consolidating
68% overall
VC2.0
At Standard
Level 9
AC v9
At Standard
Year 9

See it working in the app.

Run a demo assessment in Writeiq and view the Curriculum Alignment tab in the Staff view.

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